Land Use Data for Latitude 57.75 Longitude -5.25

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve
Little Gruinard River
Loch Maree Complex
Rhidorroch Woods

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands
Temperate humid

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Unknown

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
LedmoreCalcium, Marble, Dimension

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.